S.S 4.2 (Grammatical categories)

Question 1

Differences in the grammatical structure of the SL and TL often results in

Answer 1

Some change in the information content of the message during the process of translation.

Question 2

The lack of grammatical category in a given language suggests that

Answer 2

The indication of information associated with that category is regarded as optional.

Question 3

Such information would have to be expressed lexically

Answer 3

It is likely to assume more importance in the TT than it does in the ST.

Question 4

Grammatical Categories (6)

Answer 4

Number.
Gender.
Person.
Tense.
Aspect.
Voice.

Question 5

Number

Answer 5

Term for the contrast between singular and plural.

whisks=whisk, egg=eggs

Question 6

Gender

Answer 6

Masculine (He).
Feminine (She).
Personal (Who).
Neutral (It).

Question 7

Person

Answer 7

Relates to the the notion of participant roles.
First person (Identifying the speaker).
Second person (Identifying the addressed person).
Third person (Identifying other than the speaker).

Question 8

Tense

Answer 8

Can be used to mark past and present and future tense.

Question 9

Aspect

Answer 9

Adds time meaning to those expressed by tense.
Unmarked (sees).
Perfect (has seen).
Progressive (is seeing).
Perfect progressive (has been seeing).

Question 10

Voice

Answer 10

Entails the choice in the verb phrase between active and passive forms.
Active clauses (the subject is the agent responsible for performing the action).
Passive clause (the subject is the affected entity).